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MODERN SEA FISHING 



What we most particularly require in sea fishing is some- 

 thing very strong, very durable, and very simple, and at the same 

 time not too heavy. Farlows, I am glad to say, have recently 

 worked out a capital wooden reel for sea fishing. The check- 

 ing gear consists mainly of a brass nut which screws down 

 the axle and presses against the barrel of the reel, thus doing 

 away with the objectionable steel spring. It is illustrated 

 below, and is thoroughly strong and trustworthy. 



For fishing from a boat 

 an absolutely free-running 

 reel is necessary to lower 

 the lead quickly through 



SLATER S REEL AND 

 LINE GUARD 



FARLOW'S NEW SEA KEEL 



the water; hence the advantage of the optional check, but 

 a Nottingham reel without a check I often use one myself 

 can with a little practice be manipulated and prevented 

 overrunning by the pressure of a finger on the rim of the 

 reel. Perhaps some day an ingenious person will contrive 

 a spoon brake, such as is used on bicycles, to work on the 

 edge of the reel and so prevent the friction with the finger. 



When I first began to consider the subject of lines, I confess 

 I felt perplexed, their number and variety being simply alarm- 



